Where does “kromisuola” come from?

kromisuola (Finnish) comes from Finnish kromi, from French chrome, from Ancient Greek χρῶμα, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu — to grind, rub.

kromisuola (Finnish): chromium salt

Definitions

  1. chromium salt

Ancestry of “kromisuola”, step by step

kromisuola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kromi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkromichromium; chrome
2Frenchchromechromium
3Ancient Greekχρῶμαskin (esp. the human body)
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreuto grind, rub

via Finnish suola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuolasalt; saline; salted
2Proto-Finnicsoolasalt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂lssalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu →Every word from Ancient Greek χρῶμα →Every word from French chrome →
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